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Motor industry strike hits new cars
The strike engulfing vehicle parts suppliers is hitting component exports and constraining the availability of new vehicles and car parts. 13 Sep 2010
The ongoing motor industry strike, involving vehicle parts suppliers, has brought South Africa's vehicle production lines to a standstill, threatening to tarnish the industry's competitiveness even further. At least one car manufacturer has lost export orders. All of the vehicle manufacturers look set to incur additional losses of units and potential revenue. 10 Sep 2010
Best product award from Cape
An award at the Johannesburg Decorex exhibition for Best Product went to Learn to Earn, a not-for-profit skills development and job creation organisation that has been going for 21 years in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 8 Sep 2010
Four Global Food Awards for SA
Local products in the South African food industry have been rated among the best in the world, having won four out of nine Global Food Awards at the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) World Food Congress held in Cape Town last week. 6 Sep 2010
Producer Price Index (PPI) in July slowed to 7.7% year-on-year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Thursday, 26 August 2010. 26 Aug 2010
SABMiller plans Sudan expansion
SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer by volume, will increase the size of its brewery in Sudan, in order to add more beer and soft drinks to its range. 24 Aug 2010
Following a considerable rise in May, growth in wholesale trade declined from an upward revised 3.6% year-on-year (y/y) in the previous month, to 2.6% y/y in June, according to data released on Wednesday by Statistics South Africa. 19 Aug 2010
Manufacturing data due tomorrow will grab the limelight this week, with forecasts predicting a fall in output during June. 10 Aug 2010
The marginal improvement in the Kagiso/BER Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in July provides some encouragement for the economy, but it is unlikely to prevent the loss in manufacturing momentum from crimping back on GDP prospects going forward. 3 Aug 2010
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose to 9.4% in June 2010, 2.6% higher than the 6.8% recorded in May, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). 30 Jul 2010
BORDEAUX, FRANCE: The days of 'bad' Bordeaux are numbered after a decision from the region's wine supremos to drastically cut production of lower-end bottles of the wine. 23 Jul 2010
Winemakers get green light on UV light
Legalisation, allowing the use of ultra violet light energy for liquid purification in oenological practice, has just been passed by the Department of Agriculture, following recent industry approval, by the SA Wine and Spirits Board for South African winemakers to have access to an approved, competitive technology. 21 Jul 2010
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, saw the launch of the R130 million Sunningdale dairy in the East London Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), reportedly the biggest agro-processing plant in the Eastern Cape. It is believed that the launch will act as a catalyst to attract more agro processing investors into the zone's agro processing cluster. 16 Jul 2010
The physical volume of manufacturing in South Africa in May 2010 rose 7.9% year-on-year (y/y) after increasing a revised 8.6% (8.7%) in April, data released by Stats SA on Thursday, 8 July 2010, showed. 12 Jul 2010
According to Coface, which facilitates global business-to-business trade through credit insurance, factoring, ratings and business information and receivables management, the benefits of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will include a short-term cash injection into the economy and a net additional economic impact of 0.54% on the South African GDP. This will be limited to retail-related manufacturing and hospitality with beverages also benefiting. 9 Jul 2010
The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is often a good leading indicator for the upcoming manufacturing industry statistical release, and this month, the prognosis is not looking good. 5 Jul 2010
The downturn had brought a surge in demand for contract manufacturer Beige Holdings's lower-value products, mitigating lower appetite for its high-end lines, says CEO Mark di Nicola. 5 Jul 2010
Phonak, one of the world's leading hearing aid manufacturers, has customised one of its state-of-the-art hearing protection systems to filter out the high notes of the vuvuzela. Typically used by helicopter pilots, fire fighters, industrial staff and security professionals, several of these prototype systems have been sent to South Africa for testing purposes. 1 Jul 2010
SABMiller starts brewing in Oz
Global brewing giant SABMiller announced Tuesday, 22 June 2010, that Pacific Beverages, its joint venture in Australia, has commenced brewing at its new US$105 million Bluetongue brewery in Warnervale, approximately 95 kilometres north of Sydney. 23 Jun 2010
Manufacturing business confidence declined marginally from 28 to 27 index points in the second quarter of 2010, the latest Manufacturing Survey of the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) showed on Thursday, 17 June 2010. 21 Jun 2010
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